Source: Team_Talk
Big Sam: I can wind Benitez up
Benitez was caustic in his assessment of Blackburn's performance after the Reds struggled to a 2-1 win at Anfield last weekend.[LNB]Allardyce told The Mail on Sunday: "Blackburn's performance was the best any of my teams have played there.[LNB]"Benitez knows his team played poorly and were lucky to get a win so he deflected any criticism by personally criticising me.[LNB]"That covered the true facts that we had better opportunities than them and came extremely close to beating what is supposed to be an outstanding Liverpool team.[LNB]"Being able to wind up a manager is satisfying, even if it doesn't quite work your way in terms of results."[LNB]He continued: "It just galls him that we make things difficult for him when he plays against my teams. There's no love lost between us.[LNB]"The truth is Liverpool are having to dig out results when they are not playing well.[LNB]"They didn't particularly earn the win last week but they dug it out.[LNB]"My reputation has been a perception for some time rather than a reality.[LNB]"It's a great shame for the Blackburn players because it's not their fault the manager is tagged by a so-called long-ball style. It's just not factual."[LNB][LNB] Wigan v Liverpool To Score In Both Halves: Liverpool 7/4
